Buy, show, try on

The words

How they differ

Object + を + verb:

「これ を かいます」(kore o kaimasu): I'll buy this

「それ を みせて ください」(sore o misete kudasai): please show me that

「これ を しちゃくして も いい ですか」(kore o shichaku shite mo ii desu ka?): may I try this on?

みせます is "show (to someone)" — often みせて ください to staff. しちゃく is a shop noun; しちゃくします / しちゃくして are the action forms. Fitting rooms: しちゃくしつ (shichakushitsu).

Fitting-room loop: buy · show me · try it. かう = take it home, みせる = hold it up, しちゃく = on your body first.

One line: かう・みせる・しちゃく.

Staff say this — recognize only: Understand these; do not produce them as a customer.

いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase): Welcome! (staff → you)

かしこまりました (kashikomarimashita): Certainly. / Understood. (staff reply)

Next: Size, color, big, small: サイズ / いろ / おおきい / ちいさい — picking the right one.

See it in a sentence

1. kore o kaimasu

   これ を かいます。

   I'll buy this. (polite)

2. sore o misete kudasai

   それ を みせて ください。

   Please show me that. (polite)

3. shichaku shite mo ii desu ka?

   しちゃくして も いい ですか?

   May I try it on? (polite)

4. kore o kaitai desu

   これを かいたい です。

   I want to buy this. (polite)

5. misete!

   みせて!

   Show me! (casual)

Watch out

かいます = buy — not きます (come) or かえります (return home) みせます = show someone something — みせ also means "shop" as a noun (お店) しちゃくします = try on clothes — not "look" (みます) alone

Try it

1. In your next story, find かいます, みせます, or しちゃく. Say the shop job: buy, show, or try on.

   Check against the lesson cluster and say it out loud.